More than half the members of JVFG are making a profit even with wheat prices at £108/tonne. This was the news announced by JVFG consultant Jamie Gwatkin as he revealed the results of crunching and comparing all the data on labour and machinery costs for harvest 2015 recorded and submitted by group members.Read More »

It’s fair to say there is a bit of a lull before harvest. For many arable farmers, this is the time of year to look at options to be – and do – even better. That’s probably why there’s been a spike in interest in the JVFG. Joint venture machinery agreements Spreading the news about [...]Read More »

Clients don’t complain. They just leave. Perhaps that’s a peculiarly British way to show that a business relationship is over. But if an accountant wants to retain their farming client what do they need to do better? “Accountants have to understand the farm business better.” That was the message that Antony Pearce, JVFG Chairman, wanted [...]Read More »

Thirty minutes is all it takes to radically improve your business efficiency and profits. It may sound a big claim but that is all the time it can take to get the essentials from the Joint Venture Farming Group’s latest analysis of labour and machinery costs from Autumn 2103. JVFG members Antony Pearce and Jamie [...]Read More »

Information is power. The great thing about benchmarking eighteen member joint venture groups or businesses across England with 25,000 hectares in mainly cereal production is that through the Joint Venture Farming Group we’re developing a deep and useful understanding of costs – and profits – in farming today. From all the data from Harvest 2013 [...]Read More »